Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2023-10-09

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 9
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
317 head
7 vs last sale 310 68 vs year ago 385 · 17.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
14 vs last sale 88 48 vs year ago 122 · 39.3%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,637117.871,93037
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44199.251,43164
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24796.811,20878
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02884.9687497

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,136$1,28727
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$1,2296
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,108$1,1426
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,158$1,3252thin

Every lot, as filed

21 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium 2757666.01/head625.00–750.006663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1831,228.52/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2296
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1081,141.92/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1426
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1581,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,008185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8652
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2975126.04/cwt111.00–151.001,22911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2681,609.22/head1,575.00–1,700.001,6096
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,282.71/head1,150.00–1,425.001,28318
Bulls1,603116.55/cwt108.00–125.001,86825
Bulls1,816130.43/cwt126.00–138.502,3698
Bulls1,494100.96/cwt92.00–106.001,5084
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22492.65/cwt89.00–95.001,13421
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,533107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,6484
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40293.42/cwt90.00–94.501,31010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44299.76/cwt95.00–106.501,43950
CowsLean 85-90%99761.16/cwt55.00–66.506109
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25497.53/cwt93.00–105.501,22353
CowsBoner 80-85%1,284109.19/cwt106.00–113.001,4024
CowsLean 85-90%99498.71/cwt98.00–100.009813
CowsLean 85-90%1,05090.60/cwt85.50–95.0095160
CowsLean 85-90%99278.33/cwt71.00–85.0077725

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.